On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society

On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
by Dave Grossman

On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
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Author: Dave Grossman
Edition: Paperback
Published: 1996-11-01
ISBN: 0316330116
Number of pages: 400
Publisher: Back Bay Books

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Book Review: Must read for the military or police.
Summary: 5 Stars

This book, as many have stated, is great for understanding the psychology of someone returning from the battlefield. But for those who have yet to enter the battlefield, or will shortly find themselves returning, I suggest they read On Combat. That book deals much more with the subject of the physiology and psychology of the act of combat itself and how to prepare for it, rather than how to recognize and deal with it after the fact.

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